How to Clean a Pipe Made from Ashwood?

[ray47]

I recently purchased a White Wizard pipe from MacQueen and this is my first experience with a pipe made from Ashwood. Do you clean Ashwood pipes like you would Briar pipes?

 

[madox07]

$19.99 ... is it any good?

 

[unkleyoda]

Iv'e never had ashwood, but I do have oak, and cherry. I've always treated them like briar.

 

[ray47]

$19.99 ... is it any good?

@madox07,

I paid $50.00 for it and haven't received it yet.

 

[mikethompson]

Ray, I've never heard of ash wood being used for a pipe. Do you have any pictures of it?

 

[ray47]

Ray, I've never heard of ash wood being used for a pipe. Do you have any pictures of it?

https://macqueenpipes.com/collections/renaissance-churchwardens/products/white-wizard?variant=1063392116783

 

[jpmcwjr]

 

[ray47]

Johnny thanks for posting the pic of my new pipe.

 

[winton]

I would not hesitate to smoke a pipe made of ash. It is certainly a hard wood, comparable to oak. If they make baseball bats out of it, it has to be sturdy. It is not as hard / durable as briar. There is no significant scent to it like elm.
The site below on wood toxicity shows ash is an irritant. But that is referring to the sawdust, not the wood itself. The woodworker is the one taking the risk, not the user.
https://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/wood-allergies-and-toxicity/
Great looking pipe. Let us know how smokes. I have never heard anything bad about MacQueen pipes. They did have trouble with delivery a while back.